Pei Qian's birthday fell on the tenth of April, and though her coming-of-age ceremony wasn't celebrated grandly, she still had to have her hair styled and wear the traditional hairpin. Lady Yu and Grandma Fang would definitely come, and Fang Hui would be there as well. Neighbors in the know would also bring gifts, and there would be a feast they couldn't do without.
Pei Qin had a ruby gold hairpin and a pair of turquoise bracelets made for Pei Qian.
Pei Yuan also made her two sets of clothes in advance.
After Qingming Festival, Pei Qian's birthday arrived.
Pei Wendong, Xiao Yong, and Chang Yonglin all rushed back for it, and each of them brought rockwork as gifts.
Old Lady Chang also sent a pair of jade bracelets and two lengths of gold thread fabric.
With Lady Fang absent, and the incident with Bu Yao during Pei Qin's own coming-of-age ceremony, the hair-styling was done by Lady Yu, and Pei Qin inserted the hairpins herself.
